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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess caused by acute epiglottitis with diabetes mellitus: a life-threatening complication.

Rongming Ge1, Yong Mao, Xiao-lin Zhang, Shao-qiang Zheng.   

Abstract

Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and a descending mediastinal abscess of the neck following acute epiglottitis, life-threatening complications, is reported in a 43-year-old man with DM. The bacterial culture showed Peptostreptococcus anaerobius. The patient recovered after surgical debridement and broad-spectrum antibiotics therapy.
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Year:  2011        PMID: 22088790     DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.10.010

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Diabetes Res Clin Pract        ISSN: 0168-8227            Impact factor:   5.602


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